Wednesday, October 15, 2008

For Zach's birthday yesterday I decided to bake him a GIANT cookie rather than a birthday cake. Oh, MY, he was SOOOO HAPPY! This is a picture BEFORE he awoke and found it. (I measured it, it was a foot across in one direction and 14" in another... not EXACTLY a perfect circle, but hey, this was the first one I've made in 8 years or so.. hehe) Oh, and overlook my bad handwriting.. It was EARLY, well, truthfully, I probably couldn't done any better even if it WASN'T! HA!!!

I put it in the dining room because the kitchen was a mess just so I could make pictures of him when he first saw it. (You know, I had FULL intention of sharing these pics with you and I'd NEVER let you see my kitchen in such a shape) ha!! Speaking of... pay no attention to that thick rim of dust on the back of that chair... it's all I can do to keep all the other "stuff" picked up behind my guys... dusting is one chore that I let go a little too often. O:-)

Here comes the birthday boy.... (It's a little blurry, but that's the first shot I got of him when he saw his "happy."

See, I'm not just "smiley happy" online, I "doodle" them EVERYWHERE! (I'm making reference to my overuse of emoticons)

This one was made after they'd torn into it... You can see they found my "icing" bowl. =-)

Oh, and Zach FINALLY got his cast off yesterday! I made pictures of that too, but don't have them loaded yet. (I made them on a different camera) I'll share those tomorrow (hopefully) and also some from Sunday. Our little church met at the Noxubee Refuge.. we saw LOTS of wildlife! (Even an ALLIGATOR!)

Thanks so much for stopping by..HAVE A BLESSED DAY,

15 comments:

Second.. You must teach me your secret on how to make sucha big cookie. must. must. must. I am sooo doing this for the next in line. OR just cause I am hungry and want a really big cookie. I will never tell. ;)

ummm... I totally have a emoticon overuse problem as well as an under dusting issue. You really are my twin!:)

Isaiah 26:3-4 (New Living Translation)

3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on You! 4 Trust in the Lordalways, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.

Our Sweet Brent (at 11)

10/28/1995 - 01/02/07

Brent's Story...

Our son Brent suddenly started to complain with back pain in the fall of 2004. He was playing flag football with the town league and loved to roughhouse with his two younger brothers so the pain was dismissed at first. After having him tested for kidney and bladder infections and finding him clear we finally asked for an MRI of his back. A couple of weeks later (the very day of the MRI) we received a phone call from his doctor saying that a tumor was found in his pelvic area. We were asked how quickly we could get him to St. Jude Children's Hospital - we left IMMEDIATELY. Later that same week we got the diagnosis. It was one that we would NEVER, EVER forget. It was Stage IV Neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nervous system. His chances of survival when diagnosed were 1/4 - 1/3. When he relapsed we were reminded there was NO CURE. There was basically no hope of survival... none outside the HOPE we had in JESUS.

Brent fought long and hard. He was a Christian and LOVED his SAVIOR. He NEVER asked "why" or complained. He took each day as it was - a gift from GOD. Brent went HOME to be with the LORD on January 2, 2007. He was 11 years old. If I've EVER had a "hero" in this world.... it would be him.

Zach, Gabe & Me

Zach - at the age of 11

Gabe at age 7 (He's 8 as of 12/21)

Hubby & Me

Psalm 16:7-9

7I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. 8I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely.

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